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		<title>Hot Dog Days raises $3,288</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529758?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:10</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 10 vendors, there was plenty of food to go around &#8211; choices ranged from your standard hot dog with mustard, ketchup and relish to more elaborate chili dogs all on freshly baked buns.<br>Hot dogs were provided by St. James Publishing and purchased from Super Fair Foods and the buns were made fresh and purchased Schmidt&#8217;s Bakery. Each stand received about 150 old fashioned hot dogs and buns each.<br>Results have come in for total money raised by each of the vendors.]]></description>
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		<title>Butterfield School Board accepts resignations</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529764?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:38</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the action item portion of the meeting, the school board accepted the resignation of Linda Resick. Resick is a bus driver for the district and will be moving out of the district at the end of the school year. The board accepted Resick&#8217;s resignation unanimously and thanked her for her service. They will be advertising for the position in the near future.]]></description>
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		<title>School Board hears from community about reassigning teacher</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130519656?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug DeDecker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approximately 25 St. James students from grades six through ten peaceably assembled at the high school parking lot to protest the possible reassignment of sixth grade teacher Kyle Blomgren to second grade. The students marched from the high school down Armstrong Blvd. to Armstrong School where the students attended the School Board meeting. Story on the School Board monthly meeting inside. See a video of the protest march on our website - stjamesnews.com]]></description>
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		<title>National Bike Month</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130519658?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The month of May is National Bike Month here in the United States. In collaboration with the designated Bike Month, people are urged to ditch the car and ride a bike to work for the month.]]></description>
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		<title>A new look Butterfield City Council</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130519664?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The two new members were voted into the council by the elected officials, Council Member Nick Mathistad, Council Member Doug Meyer and Mayor Ken Pankratz. Warwick was selected into the council unanimously, but Madson received one &#8216;no&#8217; vote from Council Member Mathistad.]]></description>
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		<title>Citizen bank recognized</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130520/NEWS/130519669?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Missy Marti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To gain entry into this distinguished ranking, Citizens demonstrated exemplary performance of balancing risk and reward based on the bank&#8217;s S&B Total Risk/Return Composite Ranking.]]></description>
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		<title>St. James area alumni graduate college</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130519/NEWS/130519673?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graduates of St. James High School have begun graduating from colleges.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo: Daycare Appreciation</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130518/NEWS/130519676?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Individuals who provide childcare were honored on May 6 at the annual Daycare Appreciation. The event was provided by the Early Childhood Initiative and held at Armstrong School Media Center.  County Commissioners Dave Holmgren and Kathy Svalland presented certificates of appreciation.  A two hour training on  "Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children" was given.  Dinner was served.  Each daycare received a learning game to play with young children. Seated (L-R) Holly Hohenstein, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter carriers thank public for donations</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519678?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s annual study measuring food security in the United States, more than 50 million Americans, including nearly 17 million children, are food insecure, meaning they live at risk of hunger.]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday's blow torch temp</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519683?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday's record temperature of 102 degrees F. in St. James is the first 100 degree day ever recorded in St. James in the month of May.  <br>	Previously, the first 100+ degree day on record for St. James is 102 degrees on June 8.]]></description>
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		<title>EMS Week in St. James</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519717?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:01:49</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To become an affective EMT, an applicant should be a good student, have a valid driver&#8217;s license and have the ability to work six shifts a month. St. James Ambulance allows ride-alongs to ensure that potential applicants will be able to handle the work. The test to gain EMT status is a difficult one. Passion for patient care is important in an applicant.]]></description>
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		<title>Ambassadors promote service within school</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130509470?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ambassadors are made up of seven students from grades five and six who come together once a week to focus on promoting positive attitudes in the school.]]></description>
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		<title>Watonwan County Board discusses Human Services building</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130509473?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Watonwan County Board met Tuesday, May 7, following an introduction to the Boy and Girl County Program which made rounds through the courthouse meeting all of the county offices Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>April was cold, wet, miserable</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130509475?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug DeDecker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s true for most of the month. Those last five days of April had four days with temperatures in the 70s and one day with a high of 86. That really cut into the monthly temperature deficit. If you back the last five days out of April, then the first 25 days of the month had an average temperature of 45.56. That&#8217;s a temp that jives with what most people were feeling about April, 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo: Math Masters</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130509477?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daevon Anderson, Hunter Helling, Isaac Carstensen, Briar Lenz, Jaime Hernandez-Portillo, students at St. James Northside School, participated in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minn., April 26, 2013.  The team advisor is Beth Christiansen. About 145 students competed in the competition.  Math Masters is designed to promote excellence in critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities as well as provide recognition to students for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. James area alumni graduating college</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130509479?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following area students are scheduled for graduation this spring:<br>Jessica Ziegler, St. James, Minnesota West Community and Technical College Jackson/Online<br>Shilo Linscheid, Butterfield, Minnesota West Community and Technical College Worthington<br>Melissa Nachreiner, Saint James, Minnesota West Community and Technical College Worthington<br>Cindy Schmitz, St. James, Minnesota West Community and Technical College Worthington]]></description>
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		<title>Livestock produceds urged to keep good records</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130509481?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FSA recommends that producers record all pertinent information of natural disaster consequences, including documentation of the number and kind of livestock that have died, supplemented by photographs or video records of ownership and losses; dates of death supported by birth records or purchase receipts; and rendering truck receipts documenting livestock kind, type, and weight.  Producers are encouraged to contact their local FSA offices to obtain more information regarding documenting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local farmer couple travels to China</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130509498?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While on the trip, participants learned about the challenges facing Chinese agriculture, the import-export outlook and were able to see firsthand how their soybean checkoff dollars are being invested.]]></description>
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		<title>Fire safety still an issue in St. James</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130509503?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven people die each day as a result of a house fire in the United States. Most at risk are older adults, who are unable to get out of the house quick enough and become consumed by smoke according to a new NFPA report on home fire statistics.]]></description>
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		<title>St. James approves Hot Dog Days street closings</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509532?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 9:14:49</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be about ten stands this year and the celebration has raised nearly $3,000 for the area in the past.  The request was accepted unanimously.]]></description>
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